Companion (2025) - Movie Review

[@FloridaJit434]

I think this is the first KZbin video where I haven’t skipped the sponsor part😂

[@marissa2760]

I have never laughed out loud during a sponsorship portion of a video! I’ve seen people do spicy sponsors but this coming from you hit me by surprise😂

[@CodyLeachYT]

lol If I’m gonna do it, I’m going all in.

[@marissa2760]

@@CodyLeachYT hell yeah dude get that bag

[@harlanbrown679]

Sophie Thatcher has been bringing it since season 1 of Yellowjackets

[@JakeDHS07]

Hahahaha he took the sponsorship 😂😂😂. Can't wait to see this movie but that was the best part. The smoking jacket 😂

[@CodyLeachYT]

lol What can I say? Im a whore.

[@JakeDHS07]

@CodyLeachYT dude when you gave the tease I was worried you hadn't taken it but fuck it kinda works why not have some humor with it. Great title to tie it in with as well 👌

[@nickm8099]

It was a blast seeing this at a secret screening with a packed theater. The humor was a nice surprise. Finally a great January movie!

[@x-man9208]

Hey go Jags man!

[@ApocalypseWow]

Yo that Tantaly transition was 🔥

[@Erasureeraser]

So happy to see Sophie Thatcher getting more recognition especially for a lead role. I've been a fan of hers since Yellowjackets which everyone who loved her right now, should really stick out to see that series. Season 3 is coming out next month so it's pretty exciting Keep an eye or her, she's gonna rule Hollywood in the next 10 years or so. She's easily one of the most promising young talent working today

[@aaronvega3822]

Super hyped for season 3 but yes Sophie definitely going to take over. Young and beautiful actress!

[@Dontannoyme34894]

Fr! Everyone in that theater kept talking about yellowjackets shes awesome in that!

[@Mystikalskydaddy]

That ad transition was smoother than the first time Michael Jackson did the moonwalk for the first time

[@BrandonCroker]

Cody is clearly a great companion for sure.

[@DiNozzoLeach]

That ad transition had me howling 😂😂😂

[@thatguybreez]

I saw it in a directors club theater I the Philippines. The theatre was empty with recline seats. Best movie experience I ever had.

[@sonnyford2407]

After watching The Wolf Man and Companion this week, I honestly think Companion feels like a better successor to Leigh Whannel's Upgrade and Invisible Man

[@palmmahir3888]

Yup. Companion definitely feels like a Leigh Whannell movie.

[@Comicazi]

"WE'VE LANDED ON THE MOON!"

[@SeanKennyYT]

I agree on the first act. I thought it was genius how much double speak and little throw away lines they used in the first act that eventually had completely different meanings and connotations once we figure out where the movie is going. One of the most fun movie experiences I've had in theaters in years

[@skyofthelivingdead]

I was interested when I saw the trailer a few weeks back. Being a huge Jack Quaid fan, I was already sold on seeing it just for him. He tends to take pretty decent projects as well which also gave me confidence. Now I’m definitely gonna be seeing it. Will probably wait till streaming but won’t be skipping it by any means.

[@Annieman10]

The sponsorship had me dying 😂😂😂 atta boy Cody!

[@isacchristensen3464]

I really Love your videos, Waited days to watch this, Finally saw it today and started your video right out of the cinema 🎉🎉😊

[@tomsimmonds6321]

Companion was a January curve ball! It does help that jack quaid is so good at that Milhouse, accidental thrill house characters! Also happy new year to you and your family Cody!

[@Cold_Hard_Truth]

Saw "Companion" today. Several twists that keep you guessing. Movie flew by, and I enjoyed it. 31 January today. It "saved" my month, because there were some real stinkers on the screen the last 30 days.

[@mabslfc]

Watched this yesterday and loved it. To be honest if I hadn't seen the poster it wouldn't have registered for me to watch when I was going through the cinema listing's. Then when watching it I hated knowing that twist. Catch 22. Loved it nonetheless

[@cooperwolfe5478]

Same way with me. Funny enough my Dad was the one who accidentally told me the plot twist

[@jessegonzales9038]

In my opinion I’m 100% certain knowing the A.I twist before watching would not have made my experience as awesome as it was, my wife and I were genuinely surprised and I loved not knowing a thing about the movie couldn’t have picked a better secret screening !

[@SharonSmith-mk2wt]

Thanks for ruining the twist for everyone else dip shit

[@GuitarGuy5000]

I'm watching this at work (i.e., where I'm not at all happy), and that intro put a huge smile on my face so thanks Cody!

[@fortuitousrick5736]

“Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in “ In Silvio voice

[@taylorpack7705]

That’s it! I’ve had it with January! We’ve got no food! We’ve got no jobs! Cody’s reviews are going off!!!

[@ariz347]

15:00 Okay, don’t ask where I got this idea from because it’s been while since I watched the teaser trailer, but for some reason I thought the twist was that she was a human being forced to be a robot and was being held hostage as a love bot or something 😅 That’s why the premise of her being a bot never phased me when I saw it in the marketing. So for me it was a ‘is she, isn’t she?’ thing. And that thought process really paid off during the first act for me 😁 I think it’s because in the very first teaser all we got was the scene of her being on fire and she could clearly feel it, but she couldn’t do anything about it. And that teaser is all I saw, I avoided all trailers and everything after that because I don’t watch trailers anymore 💀

[@JenMistress]

This has to rank up there on your best segue into the sponsor promo I've seen you do yet. 😉 As for this movie, yeah, me knowing Abigail was a vampire I don't feel hurt my experience of it all, still greatly enjoyed that movie, and sounds like I may enjoy this one as well. So sure, I'll see about checking it out. Enjoyed your video. Thank you, Cody.

[@EthanAschemeyer]

Cody I completely disagree with you. I think the movie would've been much better without the reveal that she's a robot in the trailers. I think the filmmakers didn't intend on audiences knowing that beforehand because they subtly hint at it throughout the first 30 mins and then build it up as a giant reveal/twist going into the second act. I really wish I got to experience the excitement that I could tell other people in my theatre had when it was revealed that she's a robot.

[@JV-gp9eg]

I'm one of the few who got the reveal during the movie and I agree. The breadcrumbs get bigger and bigger in the first act until the reveal. Had I known the twist the first part would have lost a fair bit of its appeal. I'm sure it holds up on rewatch but glad I could get the surprise on first viewing

[@JuanVerduzco_92]

The only trailer I ever saw was the one where it shows Huey cooking her dinner and then shows her chained to the chair then just shows the title card. So I’m glad because I didn’t even know she was a robot till we were watching it.

[@Dontannoyme34894]

2:17 that transition was godlike 🤭

[@coreycarnegie5990]

Sophie is fantastic in Yellowjackets too😄 Glad it's a fun entertaining film though, can't wait to check it out Friday night 😊

[@TheCjot]

I'm so glad I went in blind on this movie! This was so clever and fun 😀

[@jasonvoorhees310]

The only trailer I saw for this was the one everyone said spoiled the film. I thought that was the entire setup for the film. A set up for a plot is not a spoiler.

[@justiceflynn6297]

Yeaeee so glad one finally hit for you!!

[@LeanFuture]

I love how you talk about spoilers at the end. You should always do that! Nice ad too 😂 The jacket was perfect 😈

[@michaelcoffey1991]

@Cody so happy this was a huge hit for you, I think avoiding trailers is now the way to go honestly.... again very fair even handed review as always. Thank you for the formatt and allowing people to know the good and bad as you saw it

[@soiartdeco8848]

"if you dont want to know anything about companion, why are you watching a review?" .... thanks for the enthusiasm and the warning. Im gone and will be back after Ive seen it.

[@KDCLP71839]

I went into this movie blind, didn't see a trailer, didn't see the poster, didn't even read the synopsis. And I'll tell you that you going into it knowing that Iris is a robot doesn't change anything. I figured it out about 5-7 minutes in and then the reveal happened and I was like yeah that's what I thought.

[@lucascrane164]

Companion and Presence in January get me hyped for the rest of the year. Horror is in such a good spot.

[@iceberg4736]

Having it released in my area in February before Valentine's Day is a great opportunity for discussions between couples and other moviegoers if word of mouth can help fill seats without them seeing the official trailer first.

[@chris.shamblin]

A+ sponsorship skit!

[@bourbonernie9534]

I fuckin' loved it. Most fun I've had in the theater since Substance.

[@TrainerZenjamin]

As a huge fan of Barbarian I'm pumped for this one! EDIT: Saw it, liked it a lot, not quite as much as Barbarian but a lot. Hope we get another one from that team soon!

[@lesliel4190]

Luckily I wasn't spoiled going into this movie and enjoyed it immensely!! Not knowing anything going in, Iris did seem weird or off at the beginning, but a person being socially awkward, especially when she is with her boyfriend's friends who may not like you very much, made sense to me. I did think her "weirdness" would be what led to the end, since they tell you at the beginning what will happen between Iris and Josh. I absolutely did not guess the truth and am glad I didn't know!

[@JazziG59]

I really hope Cavity Colors makes a shirt for this movie. Iris holding her hand over the candle is iconic to me.

[@danielflandez5223]

I like the Dumb and Dumber reference lol. The reason why we are watching your review on this, is because we trust you! 💯 percent.

[@Roldycasual]

Going to save this until after I watch movie. The vampire dominance continues with new Sinners trailer hyping me up. Edit* Glad I saw it before watching review. Fun movie. Small cast is great and themes were good.

[@craigsovilla6578]

Perfect execution of an ad, especially given what it's paired with content wise 😂 great review Cody!

[@kevinmarques7716]

If you love Sophie Thatcher, as do I, you have to watch Yellowjackets. It's an ensemble cast so she's one of many stars in the show but she's so damn good in it. She was also in a kind of dark mystery coming of age movie a few years ago called When the Streetlights Go On that she was also very good in.

[@vesuvianvillain]

I feel like many serial killer docs will soon have a part where friends & family are like, “Everything changed when he started buying torsos..” Thanks Tantaly!! 👍🏼

[@schwabs72]

Got to see 100% blind. What a delight. Some WTF in there I thought but I appreciated that it kept getting more batshit. Relentless.

[@volusize]

That intro 😂😂😂 dumb and dumber is one of my favourite comedies of all time

[@TheHorrorMiserMontyG]

I know I enjoyed the film as well, Cody, even the first trailer came out late last year. That secret didn't stop me from enjoying the rest of the film as they are other secrets that get reveal that I didn't see coming at all.

[@veltrimusic]

The cameo at the very end of the movie was perfect.

[@ivygrace2988]

Just watched this one... I was fortunate enough to be able to go in blind.. thought this was a banger of a film... best of its kind... with some serious messages but not done in a way that its hard to swollow.

[@cooperwolfe5478]

I completely agree. It’s funny how the marketing is so controversial with this movie because I unintentionally kept going to the bathroom when the Companion trailer played when I went to see other movies but I knew that I wanted to see the movie, and of all the ways the plot point could’ve been spoiled it was my dad. Like Cody it ended up not being a big deal because that plot point is revealed early on but it’s funny how close I came to going in blind

[@HadensCinema]

Haha the opening is like the dumb and dumber scene😂😂 really looking forward to this film. Im sure im gonna like it, might even be my first review on my channel!

[@jakefollensbee]

My intro to Sophie was Prospect. That movie slaps.

[@jamiepalmer6452]

Great review, Cody! Once you said this redeemed January for you, I stopped this video and went to the theater to watch the movie. I definitely enjoyed this movie and didn't see some twists coming❤. Edit: I actually watched Heart Eyes then this movie and can definitely say both are great Valentine/Date horror movies😊

[@heatheraggus7501]

This review is firing on all cylinders for me and I'm only 3 minutes in. Haven't even seen the trailer so I will return to the rest of this later. Can't wait (for the movie and the rest !) 😂

[@alexpletcher4365]

Going into this with zero knowledge of what it was about was a wild fucking ride, so glad I walked out of the theatre everytime it played the past couple months just because the trailer said "from the producers of Barbarian"

[@dottiegillespie8067]

Thank you Mr. Leach! It's always a pleasure to see you sir! I am definitely going to watch this and I'm sure I'll love it! Thanks again enjoy your night! People shouldnt watch reviews before the movie. I personally don't mund spoilers.

[@mick5499]

Someone's a 90s kid and I love it

[@WarrenLarby]

Im excited to see this in a few days, and that sponsor transition was Epic!!!! 😄

[@toctheyounger]

Not one, but TWO whole fireplaces with a nice crackling log? Pure gold. If youre gonna sell something, sell it good 👌

[@shawn-1989]

Happy late birthday Cody!! We share the same month. Mine was the 27th!

[@scottlehmann5612]

Thank you for the warning. I stopped watching the review, bought tix online and just got back home from the film. I knew virtually nothing about it and never saw the trailer because I like to be surprised. My favorite movie-going experience was walking in blind to see From Dusk till Dawn. So yeah, I was definitely surprised by the one reveal. And it was a good movie. Not sure if I’d revisit it but I had fun. No regrets at all

[@chrisretzlaff2895]

Sophie Thatcher is batting .700...didn't see boogeyman. But I loved yellow jackets and Heritic. I did enjoy Maxxxine and, upon rewatch, realized she was in that. Too bad she was a part of the eye rolling spy kids of Boba Fett.... I really liked this movie And....sorry, Cody....theres no way I can buy anything from your sponsor... The thought of using your promocode everytime I bust it out... no pun intended

[@cosettemccullough9678]

In my opinion, I actually didn’t find that me knowing she is robot pre-viewing ruined the movie for me (which I was scared it would) BECAUSE there’s so many other twists and turns that occur (iykyk)! So I hope people still give it a chance even if they found that out. Thanks for the awesome review, Cody!

[@TheMattypoo21]

Love that Dumb and Dumber opening.

[@matthewcooke4011]

After the first 10 seconds of this review, I stopped. That was enough for me to go out and see this. I'm back here after seeing the movie. I knew almost nothing about it and hadn't seen the trailer. I'm not sure if I'd seen the poster, but somehow I did know about the main reveal (20 minutes in). As you said, it doesn't really spoil the movie as it's revealed early, but it would've been fun to experience it blind. From the reaction of the 3 girls behind me in the cinema, they didn't have a clue. I'm so glad I didn't see the trailer though as it gives away WAY too much. Not so much the exact plot, but if you've seen the trailer you can see so many more things coming, including character deaths.

[@owennorkett6670]

just got back from seeing this with a group of 5 other friends and it was a blast. about half of us went in knowing *that* spoiler revealed in the second trailer/poster, and we all agreed that we would've definitely appreciated the movie's first act a little bit more not knowing that reveal, but we all agreed that it didn't ruin the movie for us at all. still wish the promos didn't spoil this at all, but it was the most fun i've had in a theater in years if not ever despite that.

[@gdmav7775]

I think one thing about this thats worth discussing from the marketing point.... The poster did ruin that Iris is a robot. But it didnt ruin that she doesn't know she is a robot. Which was an interesting plot point... I dont know if trailers ruined that, i didnt watch any

[@wiz206]

Surprisingly, I managed to go into this movie almost completely spoiler-free, which made some of the twists genuinely unexpected. I didn’t find it all that funny, not that it needed to be, but there weren’t many laughs from me or the audience, aside from maybe once or twice. For some reason, I expected not to like it, but I actually enjoyed it in the moment. That said, I’m not sure it’s something I’d rewatch, but I’d still give it a solid rating.

[@VinnyEcko]

I saw this movie today and he's overselling it. It was decent, but it's not the hysterical, gripping, intelligently written story he makes it out to be. Not a bad film but not as good as he presents.

[@LovelyLunarian]

I saw it today too and maybe seeing Heart Eyes last night made this movie so much better in my eyes 🤣

[@fayet16]

I struggled to do my review on TikTok for this film without giving anything away. Such a great film and not what I was expecting at all.

[@peterrealar2.067]

DUDE, this movie IS BRILLIANT. Yeah, don't look at the trailer, don't look at the poster. It NEEDS to be seen COMPLETELY blind.

[@ElijahisBatman87]

Now that's how you thank the sponsor of today's video 😂 seeing this tonight brother!

[@chi11ary]

Oh my god the sponsor segment hahaha, that was a ✨tantalizing✨ jumpscare in itself

[@Las645]

THE SPONSER!! 😂 I'm dead, can't wait to see this movie

[@gravitymusicproductiongrou260]

I honestly didn't know she was a robot before seeing this, I saw the trailer thinking it was gonna be some bonnie & clide type shit and definitely didn't see any poster from it neither

[@seanrooney170]

Seen this movie last night . This is the first time I completely avoided trailers and reviews. I did know the premise and I loved this. The sinners is another film I'm actively avoiding everything about it

[@marchernandez7637]

Watched the video until you said massive fan of companion. Love the videos dude . Also you ever make a tier list of the best songs from horror movies. Fright night , Cry little sister, Friday the 13 th part 3 , tubular bells, music box etc think it's make a great watch thanks.

[@treyjohnson7577]

I got super lucky and didn’t have anything spoiled, I can’t wait to see it again knowing what I know now. When the reveal happened I was like “huh?…ohhh…OOHHHH” lol

[@MexiChrist]

As someone who hated barbarian, I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy this one. Happy to report this was a smash hit in my book.

[@weirdpeople13]

Yellowjackets is probably how a lot of people found out about Sophie Thatcher. That was before the boogeyman.

[@spiderguy418]

Saw this at a packed preview screening last week on IMAX - AWESOME film. Sophie Thatcher continues to impress!

[@szymciupol]

yep its a banger. defo go in blind if you can. i got to watch it blind on secret screening only knowing its Quaid Thatcher movie, was really nice.

[@djcruiselover3827]

I really liked the movie, but I still would’ve appreciated Had I not known about the set up? The first trailer was perfectly fine. They didn’t need to reveal what they revealed in the second trailer.

[@cobymclaughlin3453]

Best sponsorship ad ever😂😂😂

[@andydobson2905]

Looking forward to this watching it Saturday 🫡

[@TearYouApart360]

It was a fun movie. Great Dark comedy. I knew what she was from the first trailer. Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid and Lukas Gage were all phenomenal.

[@spinorama29]

Another thing about the reveal is they weren’t exactly subtle with some of the hints they dropped before fully revealing she’s a robot. If I didnt already know going in there were a few moments where I might have been able to sniff it out. I didnt know until the 2nd trailer that ran before wolfman and i was kinda pissed at that lol. Saw Companion last night at AMC Scream Unseen and absolutely loved it. The whole theatre was cracking up it was great

[@CodyLeachYT]

I agree. That’s why I said it really wasn’t something that affected my experience because they were pretty on the nose with the double speak.

[@orlandobustamante1016]

This movie is a better version than the Megan fox one.

[@cooperwolfe5478]

Definitely agree.

[@NightmareKing305]

January is the best month so far if this is the only movie you watched. I did so myself. Went in blind and I had a great experience.

[@jasoncarpenter1331]

LOVED IT !!! 10/10 Cody

[@demi2641]

This intro! 😂👌😂

[@paulevertsen5216]

I just walker out of this movie and it is such a blast! It is so hilarious, thrilling and also a little sad at times. Sophie tatcher is amazing for these type of thriller/horror roles. Jack quaid charming as ever and a really funny supporting cast, especially the guys that played the gay couple. My favoriet robot thriller/horror movie!

[@Slicedude2004]

I will say I feel like the poster doesn’t give it away as long as when you see it you don’t think about it too hard.

[@zacharyweiss2971]

My personal recommendation as someone who has seen this film is to go in knowing as little as possible. I did not watch the trailer and thank goodness for that. Without giving anything away the first few minutes of the film left a bad taste in my mouth. I think the cast and humor are what make this film special. There are turns many will not see coming and give the film extra personality. I would recommend people watch this film.

[@miserychord11]

Buy a thesaurus. I can’t take the word Carnage anymore😂😂😂😂